Child Nutrition Services
National School Breakfast Week Press Release 2024 / March 4-7, 2024
The Child Nutrition Program Team welcomes Mr. Eddie Garcia!
Mr. Garcia will continue to serve and provide excellent customer service to the Vanguard Academy students, staff and community!
Welcome Back Mr. Garcia. CNP is so Blessed to have you in our team.
Welcome Back, The Vanguard Academy Child Nutrition Department wishes you a Happy and Blessed 2024!
2nd SHAC Meeting December 12, 2023 at 11 am at the Beethoven Elementary GEAR UP Parent Facility
Fall 2023 CNP Food Show
National School Lunch Week Press Release 2023
National School Lunch Week
October 09-13, 2023
For Immediate Release:
October 06, 2023
VANGUARD ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL JOINS COMMISSIONER MILLER IN CELEBRATING NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK
RGV, Texas - Vanguard Academy Charter School joins Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in celebrating National School Lunch Week Oct. 9-13, using the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and School Nutrition Association (SNA) theme “Level up with School Lunch.” All week Vanguard Academy Charter School will serve fun and healthy lunches that include all the nutrition students need to learn, grow, and thrive.
“A healthy lunch fuels success in the classroom,” Commissioner Miller said. “Every year TDA works hard to ensure our school nutrition teams have the resources they need to teach Texas children about healthy eating habits that will last long after the school day is done. This week, I encourage young Texans to join us in supporting school nutrition in Texas, as we ‘Level Up with School Lunch’ to see how a balanced diet can make a difference in the classroom and for a lifetime.”
Vanguard Academy Charter School encourages every student to enjoy a nutritious school lunch every day this week. They can enjoy healthy menu items like fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low fat/low sodium proteins and more! Planned activities include: student activity sheets. Vanguard Academy Charter School parents can tell their children about the National School Lunch Week events and encourage them to eat a school lunch. More information on the Vanguard Academy Charter School’s menu and serving times can be found at their website here: https://www.vanguardacademy.education/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1125491&type=d&pREC_ID=1381831 or by contacting your child’s school.
“Thank you TDA for the blessing of providing Vanguard Academy students with a healthy meal” said Child Nutrition Director, Galina O. Reyes.
National School Lunch Week
The Level Up with School Lunch theme is intended to engage students and encourage them to eat healthy school meals by linking nutritious foods to video games that resonate with them. Students can gain health points (aka “HP”) with fruits and vegetables or “Power Up” with protein food from your menu.
National School Lunch Week Free Student Activity Sheets
Key things you need to know about leading a healthy lifestyle are:
- Eat a healthy diet that includes fruits, vegetables and whole grain products
- Control portion sizes and never "supersize"
- Get active for at least 60 minutes, five times a week for ages 6-18
- Avoid tobacco and illegal drugs all together
Well-nourished students have higher test scores, increased school attendance, improved concentration, and improved classroom behavior. Students, who are physically fit, sleep better and are better able to handle the physical and emotional challenges that they encounter during the day.
Remember the food pyramid? Meet MyPlate, the official symbol of the five food groups. Learn how to make MyPlate work for you.
https://www.myplate.gov/
- Your body needs healthy fuel to perform, to grow and to ward off illness and disease.
- Good nutrition has a positive and direct impact on your ability to do well in school.
- When your nutritional needs are met, you have the cognitive energy to learn and achieve.
- You will be better prepared to learn, more likely to attend school, and are more apt to take advantage of learning opportunities.
- Protein is an indispensable nutrient and can be found throughout every tissue in our body. Protein is a vital source of energy but the most important function of protein is building and repairing tissue. Protein ins needed for our immune function, proteins transport vitamins and minerals throughout our body.
- Eating grains, especially whole grains, provides health benefits. Dietary fiber from whole grains, may help reduce blood cholesterol levels and lower risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Grains are important sources of many nutrients, including several B vitamins, magnesium and selenium.
- Eating vegetables provides health benefits — people who eat more vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Vegetables provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body.
- Eating fruit provides health benefits — people who eat more fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Fruits provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body.
- Milk and dairy products are especially important to bone health during school aged years, when bone mass is being built. It provides important sources of calcium, potassium and vitamin D, and help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and help to lower blood pressure in adults.
TDA Square Meals Annual Civil Rights Training website (English and Spanish):
https://squaremeals.org/FandN-Resources/Training/Civil-Rights
Nondiscrimination Statement
Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help. Additional translations services available as well. |
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: |
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1. Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. Email: [email protected].
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